Action TU1208
Civil Engineering Applications of Ground Penetrating Radar
COST Success Story
Resources
We are proud to present in this section of the website some deliverables of the COST Action TU1208. In particular, here you will find:
- The list of books published by the Action, with links to download them;
- The list of journal papers and special issues published by the Action, with links to download them;
- The list of conference papers and proceedings published by the Action, with links to download them;
- Free software released by the Action, including the new open-source version of the electromagnetic simulator gprMax, available for download;
- The open database of synthetic and experimental radargrams, with links to downlad the data sets and relevant information and descriptions;
- The list of case studies developed by the Action, with basic descriptions and links to request further information;
- The open-access Education Pack, a package of educational resources to teach GPR in the University.
Latest Published Papers
Working Group 1:
V. Ferrara, A. Pietrelli, S. Chicarella, L. Pajewski, “GPR/GPS/IMU system as buried objects locator,” Measurement (Elsevier), 2017, in press, doi: 10.1016/j.measurement.2017.05.014
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Working Group 2:
X. Dérobert, J. F. Lataste, J.-P. Balayssac, S. Laurens, “Evaluation of chloride contamination in concrete using electromagnetic ndt methods,” NDT & E International, vol. 89, pp. 19-29, July 2017, doi: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2017.03. 006
A. Benedetto, F. Tosti, L. Bianchini Ciam-poli, A. Calvi, M. G. Brancadoro, A. Alani, “Railway ballast condition assessment using ground-penetrating radar: An experimental, numerical simulation and modelling development,” Construction and Building Materials, vol. 140, pp. 508–520, June 2017, doi: 10. 1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.02.110
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Working Group 3:
C. Warren, S. Sesnic, A. Ventura, L. Pajewski, D. Poljak, A. Giannopoulos, “Comparison of time-domain Finite-Difference, Finite-Integration, and Integral-Equation methods for dipole radiation in half-space environments,” Progress in Electromagnetic Research M (PIER M), vol. 57, pp. 175’183, 2017, doi: 10.2528/PIERM17021602
M. Salucci, L. Poli, N. Anselmi, and A. Massa, “Multifrequency Particle Swarm Optimization for Enhanced Multiresolution GPR Microwave Imaging,” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 55(3), pp. 1305-1317, March 2017, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2016.2622061
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Working Group 4:
J. Jezova, L. Mertens, S. Lambot, “Ground-penetrating radar for observing tree trunks and other cylindrical objects,” Construction and Building Materials, vol. 123, pp. 214-225, October 2016, doi: 10.1016/j. conbuildmat.2016.07.005
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For information concerning COST Action TU1208 and TU1208 GPR Association, please take contact with the Chair of the Action and President of the Association, Prof. Lara Pajewski. From 4 April 2013 to 3 October 2017, this website was supported by COST, European Cooperation in Science and Technology - COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme Horizon2020. TU1208 Members are deeply grateful to COST for funding and supporting COST Action TU1208. As of 4 October 2017, this website is supported by TU1208 GPR Association, a non-profit association stemming from COST Action TU1208.
